Hook Mountain 25 September Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at 10:30 AM and stayed till 1:00 PM. The clear, bright, sunny sky contained a few clouds. There was a slow but continuous stream of raptors, mostly fairly high up. The mix was good while we were there including Osprey, adult Bald Eagle, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, Red-shoulder, Broad-winged and Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrel. Two Broad-wing kettles, together totaling a dozen birds were extremely high. However, a couple of single birds flew by at lower altitude for excellent looks.
Both Black and Turkey Vultures circled the watch and a Raven came by chased by crows. We speculated that some of the Red-tails might also be local based on their flight pattern. Land birds were particularly sparse walking up, but we did see a single Yellow-rumped Warbler at the top (our first for the fall). Another unexpected migrant was a Snow Goose in a flock of high flying Canada Geese. Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
